Leading a Best Buddies Friendship Chapter through the global pandemic? You are not alone.
How to continue your involvement with Best Buddies after you graduate.
Best Buddies participants explain the impact of Best Buddies at Midview High School on ABC 5 Cleveland.
Tanner and Tommy met through a Best Buddies friendship chapter at Miami University…
Best Buddies is beyond grateful for Derek’s passion and commitment…
Bill resides in Ohio and is one of 27 participants from our state involved in e-buddies…
Zayne Harshaw has made a name for himself in the Columbus music community…
“Growing up with a disability is hard. It is frustrating, and it is lonely. These feelings were a large part of my life before joining Best Buddies.”
“Students see us together and immediately understand that people with IDD (intellectual and developmental disabilities) have what it takes to be a friend.”
Friendship is the reason I started volunteering for Best Buddies two years ago. Now that I have the honor of working for this organization, I get to hear about and witness meaningful connections and friendship across our great state every day…
Everyone needs a friend, particularly people whose disabilities may leave them feeling isolated and alone. Enter Best Buddies International, a nonprofit founded to foster one-on-one friendships, employment opportunities and leadership skills for those with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).
CLEVELAND – t’s been quite a summer for Cleveland Cavaliers’ point guard Kyrie Irving. First winning an NBA Championship, and then a gold medal for Team USA in the Rio Olympics. Now, he’s giving back. Check out part of the action Saturday morning of the first-ever Kyrie Irving Basketball Challenge benefiting Best Buddies Ohio.
Columbus, OH, Feb. 3, 2016— Best Buddies International, a groundbreaking nonprofit founded in 1989 by Anthony K. Shriver to establish a global volunteer movement that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment and leadership development for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, is excited to announce the opening of its newest office in the state of Ohio.
The Best Buddies chapter at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio was presented with this year’s Overall Outstanding Chapter Award at Best Buddies International’s 26th annual Best Buddies Leadership Conference. Miami University was selected from more than 436 Best Buddies college programs throughout the world and many College Outstanding Chapter applicants as […]
Jody Mann is truly a star within the community! She has been attending the Best Buddies Leadership Conference, for 11 years where she has been able to continuously develop her natural leadership abilities; she was also one half of the first buddy match ever made at Miami University. Jody not only continues to be an excellent mentor and role model in our chapter, but also she has begun to be a champion throughout the state!